He is determined and competent and intelligent as well, which is ________ it takes to become ______success.

A．that; /            B．what; a           C．what; /           D．that; a

Sometimes I keep my feelings to myself       it’s hard for someone else to understand.

A．as soon as         B．because           C．as long as          D．although

    different life today is from what it was thirty years ago!

A．What a           B．How              C．How a            D．What

If I can help      , I don’t like working late into the night.

A．so               B．that              C．them             D．it

Our school basketball match will be held from October 12th to 16th, during       time as many as 30 teams will compete for the championship.

A．which            B．whose            C．when             D．that

－Do you need the dictionary, too?

－     I’m not urgent.

A．Not likely.         B．After you.         C．Go for it.          D．What for?

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why．

First of all, mistakes are a clear  36 that you are trying new things．It’s always   37  to try new things because when you are trying new things you are   38 ．If you never try anything new, how can you   39 ? The simple answer is “You can’t”．With few exceptions, every single detail of development is the   40 of someone trying something new．

When you are making mistakes, you are  41  ．Edison failed 10,000 times before he   42  the light bulb．When asked how it felt to  43  that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t  44 ．

Finally, when you make a mistake you are much   45  to success．Why ?

When all is done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeed．  46  you make a mistake you eliminate (排除) one of those things and are one step closer．

But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead   47  considering the consequences of a mistake．Quite the contrary, when you try something new, you   48   be willing to set some reasonable limits, so that in the event that it doesn’t   49  the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again．

We all have   50  resources in time and money, so don’t blow them all on one   51  to a problem．Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time, and allocate (分配)  these resources properly so you can learn,   52   corrections, and try it again．Only by  53    and using your mistakes in this way, can you make significant  54   in your business or career．

As an old saying goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough．”

So go  55  and make mistakes．And learn．And grow．And succeed．

1.                A．word          B．sign            C．mark D．signature

2.                A．interesting      B．funny          C．bad  D．good

3.                A．working        B．failing          C．growing  D．playing

4.                A．improve        B．study           C．insist D．think

5.                A．progress        B．result          C．strength  D．experiment

6.                A．learning        B．correcting       C．doing D．promising

7.                A．broke          B．perfected       C．designed  D．bought

8.                A．succeed        B．invent          C．fail  D．struggle

9.                A．work           B．help           C．go   D．perform

10.               A．further         B．closer          C．familiar    D．interested

11.               A．Only if         B．Even though     C．Every time D．As if

12.               A．with           B．without         C．into  D．through

13.               A．want to         B．lead to         C．tend to    D．have to

14.               A．work out       B．put out         C．run out    D．sort out

15.               A．enough        B．much          C．limited    D．little

16.               A．way           B．approach       C．means D．suggestion

17.               A．make          B．follow          C．take  D．offer

18.               A．trying          B．avoiding        C．accepting  D．receiving

19.               A．use            B．contribution     C．money    D．advances

20.               A．back           B．forth           C．off   D．out

Children are very, very observant and have excellent memories.

Around Christmas last year, we were heading to Grandma’s house. The drive was an hour long, so we had plenty of time to chat. We were waiting to get onto the freeway when my daughter Hayley noticed a homeless man, no sign in hand. “Mom, is that man homeless?” I told her I believed he was.

We got onto the freeway and drove away. But the chatting had stopped. Hayley was quiet all the way there. We spent a few hours at Grandma’s then packed up to head home. As we drove back, Hayley rustled(沙沙作响地移动) around in her seat, trying to reach something on the floor of the car. I asked her to sit still, worried her seatbelt would slip from the booster seat. She mumbled(咕哝)something and sat back.

“Mom, will the homeless man still be outside tonight?” I told her I was not sure, maybe. It was a freezing night, and I started to think of the man now too, and how cold he must be.

All of a sudden, as we got onto the freeway exit, Haley shrieked (尖叫): “There he is! There he is!” and started rolling down her window. “Mom, I found these gloves and scarf back here. Can I give them to him? Can I?” she asked.

I pulled over to the edge of the road, and beckoned(招手示意) the man to come over. Haley smiled at him and handed him her gift. I looked in the front passenger seat, loaded with leftovers from Grandma’s house, and handed those out to him as well.

The man thanked us, he clutched (抓紧) my hand in his and I could feel the bitter cold of them. We wished him a safe night and continued on our journey to our warm home.

“Haley, that was very sweet of you!” I told her. “Well, they were your gloves and scarf, Mom, but his hands looked colder, and he has to keep looking for his house!”

We had talked about homelessness before , and I could hear myself telling her: “Someone who has lost their home.” She had taken my words literally and thought the man’s home was like a lost puppy.

On the ride home, and as I carried my sleeping angel into the house that night, my heart filled with gratitude.

1.The underlined word “observant” in Paragraph I means “      ”.

A．fond of serving others                    B．quick at noticing things

C．good at memorizing                      D．easy to be pleased

2.The girl thought “a homeless person” was a person who       .

A．had no home to go to

B．had lost his or her puppy

C．was in need of gloves and scarves

D．couldn’t find his or her home

3.The mother felt thankful because        .

A．she felt lucky to have such a warm-hearted daughter

B．she was pleased that she had a great family

C．she felt happy to have given the leftovers to the man

D．they had arrived home safely despite the cold

4.The article is mainly structured around        .

A．analysis           B．comparison        C．time order         D．cause and result

Should e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) be a new choice for the smokers trying to get rid of the habit? Reactions from Americans are mixed. More than half of the people questioned in a survey think e-cigarettes should be controlled by the US Food and Drug Administration, but 47 percent believe the e-cigarettes should be available to the smokers who want to quit.

“In the hunt for a safter cigarette, e-cigarettes are becoming a popular choice among those either trying to quit.”or looking to replace standard tobacco smoke with an alternative that manufacturers claim to be safer, ”Zogby International, which conducted the survey, said in a statement.

About half of the 4,611 adults who took part in the survey had heard about e-cigarettes, which are battery-powered, or rechargeable cigarettes that vaporize a liquid nicotine solution. They do not produce smoke but a water vapor without smell. Sold mostly on the Internet, e-cigarettes were first made in China.

Last year the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using e-cigarettes, saying there was no evidence to prove they were safe or helped smokers break the habit. The WHO said people who smoke e-cigarettes breathe in a fine fog of nicotine into the lungs.

Nearly a third of people questioned in the survey think that e-cigarettes should be allowed in places where smoking is forbidden, because they don’t produce smoke, but 46 percent disagree. Men who were aware of the availability of e-cigarettes were more likely than woman to say they should be a choice available to smokers who want to quit. Young people, aged 18-29, and singles were the groups most open to trying e-cigarettes. Smoking is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide, according to the WHO.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．American smokers ought to try e-cigarettes.

B．Americans have different opinions about e-cigarettes.

C．Every kind of cigarettes should be forbidden in America.

D．Most of the Americans don’t like e-cigarettes.

2.According to Zogby International, e-cigarettes        .

A．are much safer than common cigarettes

B．are popular among people who want to quit smoking

C．will take the place of traditional cigarettes

D．are produced in a safer way by manufacturers

3.What do we know about e-cigarettes from the passage?

A．Most Americans are familiar with them.

B．They are a good choice as there is no nicotine.

C．They produce a water vapor that can’t be seen.

D．Most people buy them on the Internet.

4.What’s the attitude of the WHO towards e-cigarettes?

A．Negative          B．Supportive         C．Doubtful.          D．Indifferent

Terra-cotta Warriors

As the greatest archaeological findings of the 20th century, Terra-cotta Warriors has a really long history．In 246 BC, Qin Shi Huang, later the first Emperor of all China, had begun to prepare for his mausoleum which took 11 years to finish to defend him in the afterlife．There are over 7,000 pottery soldiers, horses, bronze chariots, and even weapons found in it now．Terra-cotta Warriors was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as one of the world cultural heritages and it has made Xi’an a famous city for tourists．

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda has a history of over 1,300 years and is a typical ancient Chinese building．It is located in the south of Xi’an City．Because Master Xuanzang stored his classics brought from India in the pagoda, it is also a holy place for Buddhists．As a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve, it won the title of an AAAA Tourist Attraction as well．

Xi’an Ancient City Wall

As one of the landmarks of Xi’an, Ancient City Wall still stretches round the old city today, dividing the city into the inner part and the outer part．Ancient City Wall was originally built during the old Tang Dynasty (618 — 907) and then enlarged by Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, thus forming the modern Xi’an City Wall．After the extension, the wall now stands 12 meters tall, 12-14 meters wide at the top and 15-18 meters thick at the bottom．

1.What is The Big Wild Goose Pagoda most famous for?

A．It has a history of over 1,300 years．

B．It is a typical ancient Chinese building．

C．It is a holy place for Buddhists．

D．It won the title of an AAAA Tourist Attraction．

2.When was the modern Xi’an City Wall formed?

A．In the Tang Dynasty．                    B．In AD907．

C．In modern times．                      D．In the Ming Dynasty．

3.Who are the text written for?

A．Archaeologists．                       B．Scientists

C．Tourists．                             D．Artists